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John Glenn John Glenn STS-95; Glenn, John Friendship 7 launch (Top) U.S. astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., entering the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, in preparation for launch. Riding into space atop a modified Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (bottom), Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. John Glenn entering Friendship 7
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NASA's journey to landing a man on the Moon
History of the American human spaceflight program in the 1960s.
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John Glenn
Astronaut John Glenn entering Friendship 7 to begin the first American manned mission...
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STS-95; Glenn, John
Astronaut John Glenn, age 77, aboard the space shuttle Discovery during...
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Friendship 7 launch
Launch of the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7—which carried U.S. astronaut...
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(Top) U.S. astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., entering the Mercury spacecraft Friendship...
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John Glenn entering Friendship 7
Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., entering his Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 prior...
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